[, ] () a situation in which the value of a country's imports is greater than the value of its exports; the amount by which the two values are different 贸易逆差；贸易赤字◆a widening/worsening trade deficit 日益扩大的／不断恶化的贸易逆差◆The country posted a trade deficit of $1.5 billion in January. 国家公布一月份的贸易逆差为 15 亿元。➡balance of payments , balance of trade , trade surplus ⨁to post / run / suffer a trade deficit 公布／存在／遭受贸易逆差⨁to cut / reduce a trade deficit 削减／减少贸易赤字